Restucture and Asset Impairments Restructure and Asset Impairments (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 03, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 28, 2014 USD ($) mm	Aug. 29, 2013 USD ($) integer
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructure	$ 3	$ 40	$ 126
MBU [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructure		21	12
EBU [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructure		20	14
CNBU [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructure			12
SBU [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructure			20
Light-emitting Diode (LED) [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Loss on impairment of assets	1	(6)	33
Micron Technology Italia, Srl. [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Loss on impairment of assets	0	(5)	62
Transform [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Gain on termination of lease to Transform	0	0	(25)
Consortium Agreement [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructure	0	0	$ 26
Number of positions transferred to ST | integer			500
Other Restucturing Activities [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructure	$ 2	$ 51	$ 30
Other Restucturing Activities [Member] | Workforce Optimization [Member] | Agrate, Italy and Kiryat Gat, Israel wind-down activities [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Diameter of Wafer Used in Production (in millimeters) | mm		200